Where does “ebn” come from?
ebn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic ebnaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos — equal, straight; flat, level, even.
ebn (Proto-West Germanic): even, level
Ancestry of “ebn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | ebnaz | even, level |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁émnos | equal, straight; flat, level, even |